Organic Change, Organic Life, Eco-Friendly Water

1. Be realistic:  The fear of not providing enough to eat often causes hosts to cook  too  much. Instead, plan out how much food you and your guests will realistically need, and stock up accordingly. The  Love Food Hate Waste  organization, which focuses on sharing convenient tips for reducing food waste, provides a handy “ Perfect portions ” planner to calculate meal sizes for parties as well as everyday meals. 2. Plan ahead:  Create a shopping list before heading to the farmers’ market or grocery store. Sticking to this list will reduce the risk of impulse buys or buying unnecessary quantities, particularly since stores typically use holiday sales to entice buyers into spending more. During the meal: Control the amount on your plate to reduce the amount in the garbage. 3. Go small:  The season of indulgence often promotes plates piled high with more food than can be eaten. Simple tricks of using smaller serving utensils or plates can encourage small...

Have you heard of strong Acidic water or Electrolyzed Oxidizing Water?  You can actually get it at home and use it as a Disinfectant. It kills all Germs in 30 seconds and you don't have to worry about chemical danger or Pollution in your home. Studies have been done and publications are available on Pubmed (worldwide scientific reference) and other websites such as:  http://www.scopus.com/record/display.url?eid=2-s2.0-35748937925&origin=inward&txGid=Z7qOkwZbBj3bxmazLGPbugH%3a2 See it for yourselves....  I posted this many times over the past 2 or 3 years, because my son Léo got severely burnt on his arm on Memorial Day 2010. Beware of extinguished fire pits. Under the ashes lay hot coals.  After visiting many emergency rooms, we were told to go to the County Burnt Center as ER doctors were not specialized enough to help Léo. Once there, the surgeon diagnosed him with 3rd degree (little nerves and veins were gone), some 2nd degree and lit...

A company based in Indonesia has now started to produce environmentally friendly sandals made from old newspapers. PaperFlops are made from all-natural materials including newspapers, coconut shells, palm tree roots and natural rubber. Each pair of PaperFlops uses 1Kg of old newspaper, and also uses a natural sealant that makes these flips tough and waterproof. Additionally, PaperFlops has chosen to employ mentally and physically disabled workers and street kids in Jakarta, Indonesia, which makes this company a real highlight with its social and environmental responsibility standards. Makes you wonder why you would want to buy any other sandal doesn’t it? You can purchase PaperFlops here .

Here is a great article from Danielle Nierenberg's website "Nourishing the Planet"  I love what she does, what she writes about and all of the actions she's taking all around the world. Policymakers around the world need to step up their efforts to combat hunger, malnutrition, and poverty by providing greater support for agriculture. The winners of this year’s  World Food Prize  show how policymakers and leaders who invest in their countries’ agricultural futures can make lasting change. The World Food Prize, awarded each year since 1994 and sponsored by businessman and philanthropist John Ruan, recognizes the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world, thereby helping to boost global food security. This year, the prize will be awarded to  John Agyekum Kufuor , the former president of Ghana, and  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , the former president of Brazil, for th...

Hey Guys, This is the first time in almost 2 months since I posted articles.... but I have a huge excuse. I was busy giving birth to a beautiful little boy named Enzo. He was born at home in water in the most non-violent way and completely natural. It was a great experience for him and I, but also for my husband and the beautiful 5 women who were with me to assist the birth.  Anyhow, I'm back, probably irregularly, but I'm back!! Here, enjoy the below article - THIS IS GREAT NEWS! An organic farming advocate says the industry is suffering something akin to growing pains in Australia, partly because supermarkets are increasingly stocking the produce. Dr Andrew Monk, from the Biological Farmers of Australia, says the big supermarket chains have put organic meat, fruit and vegetables within reach of more consumers. "More availability has meant more sales, it's been as simple as that. And that, in turn, has led to producers then thinking we should produce and supply into...

The CDC, ADA, and local health officials continue to promote fluoridation even though just this January, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommended a nation-wide reduction in fluoride levels after it learned that 41 percent of American adolescents, ages 12-15, have dental fluorosis, a clear sign of overexposure to fluoride, and that the rate is continuing to increase steadily. Only now is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water reviewing the allowable amount of fluoride in drinking water, more than four years after the National Research Council reported to Congress that the current allowable fluoride levels (MCL/MCLG) were too high. In the face of lax federal regulation, health activists are acting locally. More than 250 communities that have rejected fluoridation. This year in New Hampshire and Arkansas, citizen groups got legislation introduced at the state-level which would require notices on all municipal water bills warning paren...

They’re Growing Nationally, but Federal Policies Favoring Industrial Agriculture Hold Them Back WASHINGTON - August 4 - Over the last several decades, thousands of farmers markets have been popping up in cities and towns across the country, benefiting local farmers, consumers and economies, but they could be doing a lot better, according to a report released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). What’s holding farmers markets back? Federal policies that favor industrial agriculture at their expense. “On the whole, farmers markets have seen exceptional growth, providing local communities with fresh food direct from the farm,” said Jeffrey O’Hara, the author of the report and an economist with UCS’s Food and Environment Program. “But our federal food policies are working against them. If the U.S. government diverted just a small amount of the massive subsidies it lavishes on industrial agriculture to support these markets and small local farmers, it would not only improve A...

Source: http://www.environmentcalifornia.org/reports/oceans/oceans-reports/leading-the-way-toward-a-clean-ocean-communities-around-the-world-take-action-against-plastic-bags Update, July 2011: On July 14th 2011, The California Supreme Court ruled that the city of Manhattan Beach can enforce a local ordinance banning plastic bags. The policy had been held up by a lawsuit brought by the Save the Plastic Bag Coalition. Manhattan Beach can now move forward on their bag ban, bringing the total number of California cities and counties that have successfully taken action against plastic bag pollution to 12. [1]  http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S180720.PDF Plastic bags contribute to the pollution of California’s ocean and beaches. Californians use approximately 16 billion plastic bags per year—more than 400 annually per person. Less than 5 percent of plastic bags are recycled. Instead, they end up sitting in landfills, littering streets, clogging streams, foulin...